Forbidden Techniques Are Great—Gotta Learn Them

Orochimaru's expression turned solemn. "We still need to be cautious about this. I don't want to draw too much attention from those lunatics in Akatsuki."

As if sensing Fei Yun's emotional fluctuation, Orochimaru said softly, "Fei Yun-kun, you're not alone. At least you still have me, don't you?"

Fei Yun snapped awake. "Cut it out. Do whatever you want, but don't interfere with our plan to infiltrate Konoha when the time comes."

Fei Yun waved a hand and headed outside.

After days of nonstop travel, his body had long since become exhausted.

The next day, Fei Yun was jolted awake by a violent tremor. It felt like a magnitude-ten earthquake, and the entire ground heaved violently.

Fortunately, it lasted only a brief moment. If the shaking had continued any longer, the village might have been wrecked.

Fei Yun sprang up from the shattered bed and flashed out of the room.

"What happened?"

Yakushi Kabuto was maintaining order with Orochimaru's elite subordinates, ordering everyone not to move around recklessly and forbidding anyone from leaving the village.

Hearing Fei Yun's question, Kabuto flashed over to him.

"I don't know what happened either, but Lord Ambassador ordered that no one approach the back mountain. It seems some of Kabuto's memories really were erased."

Fei Yun looked toward the back mountain and saw a massive mushroom cloud rising in the distance.

Fei Yun's eyes widened. Damn it, that bastard Orochimaru must have lost patience and broken the seal early, releasing the Nine-Tails. No one is allowed to leave the village, and no one is allowed near the back mountain.

Leaving those words behind, Fei Yun flashed away toward the back mountain.

Before long, Fei Yun saw a huge crater. In its center, Orochimaru was facing off against a smaller Nine-Tails with four tails.

Watching the smaller Nine-Tails swallow condensed chakra, Orochimaru smiled obsessively.

"Not bad. Really not bad!"

The Nine-Tails' power made Orochimaru's mouth curl into a sickly arc. His pale finger bit open, and his chakra suddenly erupted. Cold purple-black energy coiled around him like venomous snakes as the earth beneath his feet trembled and cracked.

Summoning Jutsu: Triple Rashomon!

In an instant, the earth roared as three gigantic demonic-faced gates, each as imposing as a mountain, burst from the ground. Every one of them stood dozens of meters tall.

Twisted demon faces were carved into the bronze gates, their fangs bared.

The Tailed Beast Bomb's destructive energy came roaring in. The first gate was blown apart the instant it made contact, but the impact was weakened by a third. The second gate cracked with web-like fractures amid violent trembling.

At last, the third gate emitted an ear-piercing metallic screech, but it forcibly blocked that disdainful attack.

All three gates dissolved into white mist, and the surrounding terrain underwent another massive change.

As the smoke cleared, madness and delight flashed in Orochimaru's golden snake-like eyes.

Wind Release: Breakthrough!

A fierce gust swept over. The smaller Nine-Tails drove its claws into the ground, anchoring itself firmly in place.

Orochimaru rapidly formed hand seals.

Summoning Jutsu! Three massive black pythons burst from the white mist and wrapped around the Nine-Tails, binding it tightly in layer upon layer.

The Nine-Tails' chakra erupted, blasting two of the weaker giant snakes into white mist on the spot.

Seizing the chance, Orochimaru flashed before the Nine-Tails and unleashed two powerful sealing techniques in succession, finally suppressing the smaller Nine-Tails for the moment.

"This power is incredible!"

"Hahahaha!"

However, Orochimaru's laughter had barely begun before it stopped. Alarm bells rang in his mind, and he quickly flashed backward.

A violent surge of chakra erupted. The last giant snake let out a mournful cry before turning into white mist and vanishing.

"Already six tails?"

"Orochimaru?"

Golden vertical pupils stared fixedly at the monster within the smoke. "No!"

Chakra was still pouring out, and more tails were still growing.

Fei Yun did not rush to act. Instead, he crossed his arms and watched from afar.

The chakra-swollen Nine-Tails moved with astonishing speed, charging straight above Orochimaru's head and slashing down with a claw.

Orochimaru reacted quickly, opening his mouth as a treasured sword shot out. It rapidly extended, knocking the Nine-Tails flying, but it could not pierce through it. The beast crashed into the forest, kicking up a vast cloud of dust.

Debris flew everywhere.

Fei Yun was slightly surprised. Orochimaru was quite strong. He could actually fight a Tailed Beast in this state?

Orochimaru frowned tightly, because the fully transformed Nine-Tails in the distant forest had already roared as terrifying chakra poured from its body. Looks like I overdid it.

Orochimaru turned to Fei Yun and smiled. "Fei Yun-kun, you've watched long enough. Shouldn't you make a move now?"

Fei Yun plucked a blade of wild grass and stuck it between his lips, looking utterly unconcerned. "Now you remember me? I told you not to get carried away. Aren't you capable? Why don't you go knock that fox flat?"

"Fei Yun-kun, wasn't I just helping you test the Nine-Tails' strength first? I was worried about you too. After all, you're mine."

"Hey, stop right there. Act normal. You're creeping me out!"

The Nine-Tails had already noticed them. It roared in their direction, and a violent storm carrying evil chakra blew down huge swaths of trees. Its momentum was utterly overwhelming; ordinary shinobi probably could not even stand steady beneath that roar.

The Nine-Tails' roar shattered the clouds in the sky. Crimson chakra churned like magma, and nine gigantic tails swept through everything. Standing atop a boulder, Fei Yun still wore an unruly smile, perhaps influenced by the Uchiha Clan bloodline. Even before the strongest Tailed Beast, he remained fearless.

"Submit to me, Nine-Tails!"

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan snapped open, releasing powerful ocular force.

The Nine-Tails' movements abruptly froze, but only for a second before its pupils shrank sharply.

The demon fox's chakra exploded, directly shattering the genjutsu. "Sharingan, and you think you can control me?"

The Nine-Tails tore through the ground with its sharp claws and roared furiously.

"Is the Three-Tomoe Sharingan's ocular power still insufficient?"

Fei Yun muttered to himself.

But Fei Yun did not intend to use the Mangekyo Sharingan yet. He wanted to test things further.

Orochimaru flashed to Fei Yun's side and smiled. "He seems angry. How terrifying. As expected of something capable of taking down two Kage-level figures!"

Fei Yun glanced at Orochimaru, who was still comparing himself to Minato.

The Nine-Tails was the embodiment of rage. "The price for angering me, brats, is to pay for your crimes with your lives!"

The Nine-Tails charged toward the two of them.

"Have I been absent from the Shinobi World for so long that people have forgotten how terrifying I, the Nine-Tails, am?"

"First there was that brat who played with snakes, and now an Uchiha Clan man has appeared. Neither of them takes me seriously, and they're still chatting and laughing over there. How infuriating!"

"How can this be tolerated?"

"It cannot be tolerated!"

The Nine-Tails decided to tear these two ant-like humans into pieces!

"Fei Yun-kun, I'll leave the rest to you!"

Seeing this, Orochimaru quickly leaped away and retreated to the spectator stands.

"Nine-Tails, let me put a collar on you!"

Fei Yun smiled coldly as golden chakra surged out. In the blink of an eye, it formed a chakra giant dozens of meters tall.

Susanoo.

Susanoo punched the Nine-Tails in the face, driving it back a step. Then blow after heavy blow rained down. The Nine-Tails refused to be outdone, lashing back with claws and tails as a savage battle erupted.

Although the Nine-Tails beat him back step by step, Fei Yun only grew more excited. "Not bad. Keep showing me what you've got. Keep entertaining me!"

Though the Nine-Tails held the upper hand, it sensed a dangerous aura.

As a proud Tailed Beast that had lived for over a thousand years, it had experienced countless great battles.

It had danced with the strongest of the Uchiha Clan, and the God of Shinobi had personally bestowed a title upon it, calling it a dangerous power.

Even its little claw could easily pierce through a Kage-level expert, while a single sweep of its tail could kill swathes of shinobi. Humans were so tiny and fragile!

Yet the man before it gave it a feeling that he could not be defeated.

The Nine-Tails sent the third form of Susanoo flying with one swipe of its claw.

A vast stretch of forest began gathering chakra. Above its gaping maw, an enormous black chakra sphere formed. Fei Yun looked at the cracks appearing across Susanoo, then at the Tailed Beast Bomb ready to fire in the distance. "So you're finally using your signature move."

Orochimaru flashed onto the fallen golden Susanoo and looked at Fei Yun inside. "Fei Yun-kun, are you all right?"

"Do you need help?"

Fei Yun snapped, "Why did you come over here?"

"Aren't you afraid the Nine-Tails will blast you to death with one shot?"

Before he could finish, the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb shot toward them at high speed, shattering everything in its path and carving deep ravines into the ground.

Orochimaru's expression turned grave as he prepared to use a forbidden technique, but Fei Yun stopped him and brought him inside Susanoo.

Fei Yun formed hand seals. Wood Release: Wooden Shield Technique! A massive demonic-faced wooden shield rose up. The Tailed Beast Bomb's impact still pushed their defense to the brink of collapse, but under the dual protection of the Wood Release shield and Susanoo, they blocked it.

A violent explosion boomed in the sky as energy ran wild.

Orochimaru stared obsessively at everything around him.

"Uchiha Feiyun is truly too powerful, too perfect!"

"And this is the path I, Orochimaru, will take in the future!"

Orochimaru firmly believed that after fusing Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Yo, he too would obtain such power, even surpass it and become a Sage of Six Paths!

Fei Yun gave a low shout. Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence! Countless enormous vines sprouted around them and crazily wrapped toward the Nine-Tails.

The Nine-Tails fired a second Tailed Beast Bomb, shattering a large number of enormous vines. Yet it was ultimately swallowed by the endlessly growing vines, leaving almost none of the explosion's force behind.

The Nine-Tails roared, trying to use a chakra roar to shatter the vines around it.

But these vines, infused with an enormous amount of powerful chakra, were not comparable to ordinary trees. Its outburst was completely ineffective.

The Nine-Tails had no choice but to engage Fei Yun's Wood Release in close combat, using its sharp claws, tails, and blood-filled maw.

For a time, the entire area was plunged into chaos as debris and storms whirled nonstop.

Watching the Nine-Tails struggle violently, Orochimaru spoke with concern.

"This has gotten too big. If this continues, it may attract someone else's attention."

Orochimaru spoke to Fei Yun, who was controlling the Wood Release.

"I'll use forbidden techniques and sealing techniques to assist you. We can't keep fighting like this."

Fei Yun glanced at Orochimaru.

"Why would a mere Nine-Tails be a threat? I'm only testing my combat power. I haven't even had enough fun yet."

Orochimaru looked worried.

"But now isn't the time to expose the Nine-Tails. If outsiders learn about this, we'll be at a disadvantage. Konoha might even collapse, and the plan could be affected and become impossible to carry out."

"Fine, fine, I get it. Then we'll end this here today. After all, the time to infiltrate Konoha is almost here."

This was Fei Yun's most important operation at present, and naturally he did not want anything to go wrong. He had prepared for it for a long time and looked forward to it for just as long.

The time to collect the debt was almost here. Nearly a thousand wronged souls of the Uchiha Clan were still waiting in hell.

With that thought, Fei Yun immediately released it.

Vast chakra surged from within the golden Susanoo. Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!

Ten massive Wood Dragons surged out from the vines filling the sky. In the blink of an eye, they wrapped around the enraged Nine-Tails, binding even its tails.

The Wood Dragons continuously absorbed the Nine-Tails' chakra, growing branches and leaves that blotted out the sky. The gear-shaped Mangekyo Sharingan blossomed, and its powerful ocular force delivered the final blow to the weakened Nine-Tails.